Auditor, 1970 Election

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Date: November 3, 1970
Cycle: 1970
Office: Auditor
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Rolland F. Hatfield Man Republican 654,074 49.88 +0.74
Jon Wefald Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 644,343 49.14
Betty M. Smith Woman Communist 12,753 0.97

Hatfield was a resident of Roseville, former state Tax Commissioner, and Commissioner of Administration.

Wefald was a resident of St. Peter, history instructor at Gustavus Adolphus College, DFL nominee for the 2nd CD in 1968, grandson of Farmer-Labor Party founder and U.S. Representative Knud Wefald, and nephew of former state Senator Magnus Wefald.

Smith was a resident of Minneapolis and executive secretary of the Minnesota Communist Party. Smith was nominated by petition.

Sources

  • State of Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1971-1972 (p. 479).